AB668, s. 52 6Section 52. 108.161 (4) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
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, is amended to read:
AB668,30,138 108.161 (4) (c) Specifying that the appropriated amounts are available for
9obligation solely within the 2 years beginning on the appropriation law's date of
10enactment. This paragraph does not apply to the appropriation appropriations
11under s. 20.445 (1) (nd) and (ne) or to any amounts expended from the appropriation
12under s. 20.445 (1) (nb) from moneys transferred to this state on March 13, 2002,
13pursuant to section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act
.
AB668, s. 53 14Section 53. 108.161 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,30,2315 108.161 (8) If any sums are appropriated and spent hereunder to buy land and
16to build a suitable employment security building thereon, or to purchase information
17technology hardware and software,
then any federal moneys thereafter credited to
18the fund or paid to the department by way of gradual reimbursement of such
19employment security capital expenditures, or in lieu of the estimated periodic
20amounts which would otherwise (in the absence of such expenditures) be federally
21granted for the rental of substantially equivalent quarters, shall be credited to the
22account created by sub. (1), consistently with any federal requirements applicable to
23the handling and crediting of such moneys.
AB668, s. 54 24Section 54. 108.162 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
25is amended to read:
AB668,31,6
1108.162 (3) The amount obligated under this section during any fiscal year may
2not exceed the aggregate of all amounts credited under s. 108.161 (1), including
3amounts credited under s. 108.161 (8), reduced by the amount obligated under s.
420.445 (1) (nb) and, (nd) and (ne) and further reduced at the time of any obligation
5by the sum of the moneys obligated and charged against any of the amounts thus
6credited.
AB668, s. 55 7Section 55. 108.19 (1e) (a) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB668,31,148 108.19 (1e) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each employer, other than an
9employer that finances benefits by reimbursement in lieu of contributions under s.
10108.15, 108.151, or 108.152 shall, in addition to other contributions payable under
11s. 108.18 and this section, pay an assessment to the administrative account for each
12year prior to the year 2004 2008 equal to the lesser of 0.01% of its payroll for that year
13or the solvency contribution that would otherwise be payable by the employer under
14s. 108.18 (9) for that year.
AB668,31,2015 (d) The department may expend the moneys received from assessments levied
16under this subsection in the amounts authorized under s. 20.445 (1) (gh) for the
17renovation and modernization of unemployment insurance information technology
18systems, including the tax and accounting system, and specifically including
19development and implementation of a new system and reengineering of automated
20processes and manual business functions.
AB668, s. 56 21Section 56. 108.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,32,622 108.22 (2) (b) The clerk of circuit court shall accept, file and enter the each
23warrant under par. (a) and each satisfaction, release, or withdrawal under subs. (5),
24(6), and (8m)
in the judgment and lien docket without prepayment of any fee, but the
25clerk of circuit court shall submit a statement of the proper fee semiannually to the

1department covering the periods from January 1 to June 30 and July 1 to December
231 unless a different billing period is agreed to between the clerk of circuit court and
3the department. The fees shall then be paid by the department, but the fees provided
4by s. 814.61 (5) for entering the warrants shall be added to the amount of the warrant
5and collected from the employing unit when satisfaction or release is presented for
6entry.
AB668, s. 57 7Section 57. 108.22 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,32,158 108.22 (8) (b) To recover any overpayment which is not otherwise repaid or
9recovery of which has not been waived, or any assessment under s. 108.04 (11) (cm),
10the department may offset recoup the amount of the overpayment against from
11benefits the individual would otherwise be eligible to receive, or file a warrant
12against the liable individual in the same manner as is provided in this section for
13collecting delinquent payments from employers, or both, but only to the extent of
14recovering the actual amount of the overpayment and any costs and disbursements,
15without interest.
AB668, s. 58 16Section 58. 108.225 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,32,2117 108.225 (1) (b) "Debt" means a delinquent contribution or repayment of a
18benefit overpayment, an assessment under s. 108.04 (11) (cm), or any liability of a
193rd party for failure to surrender to the department property or rights to property
20subject to levy after proceedings under sub. (4) (b) and s. 108.10 to determine that
21liability.
AB668, s. 59 22Section 59. 108.225 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB668,33,223 108.225 (15) Duration of levy. A levy is effective from the date on which the
24levy is first served on the 3rd party until the liability out of which the levy arose is

1satisfied, or until the levy is released or until one year from the date of service,
2whichever occurs first.
AB668, s. 60 3Section 60. 108.225 (16) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 108.225 (16) (a)
4(intro.) and amended to read:
AB668,33,75 108.225 (16) (a) (intro.) In the case of benefit overpayments and forfeitures
6imposed upon an employing unit under s. 108.04 (11) (c), an individual debtor is
7entitled to an exemption from levy of the greater of the following:
AB668, s. 61 8Section 61. 108.225 (16) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 108.225 (16) (a) 1.
9and amended to read:
AB668,33,1110 108.225 (16) (a) 1. A subsistence allowance of 75% of the debtor's disposable
11earnings then due and owing;
AB668, s. 62 12Section 62. 108.225 (16) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB668,33,1513 108.225 (16) (am) 1. In the case of benefit overpayments, an individual debtor
14is entitled to an exemption from levy of 80% of the debtor's disposable earnings,
15except that:
AB668,33,1816 a. A debtor's disposable earnings are totally exempt from levy if the debtor's
17wages are below the federal income guideline established under 42 USC 9902 (2) for
18a household of the debtor's size or the levy would cause that result.
AB668,33,2019 b. Upon petition by a debtor demonstrating hardship, the department may
20increase the portion of the debtor's disposable earnings that are exempt from levy.
AB668,34,221 c. The department may decrease or eliminate the exemption from levy under
22this paragraph if a final determination has been issued under s. 108.09 or a judgment
23has been entered under s. 108.24 (1) in which the debtor has been found guilty of
24making a false statement or representation to obtain benefits and the benefits and
25any assessment under s. 108.04 (11) (cm) have not been paid or reimbursed at the

1time that the levy is issued, unless the fund's treasurer has written off the debt under
2s. 108.16 (3) (a).
AB668,34,43 2. The department shall by rule prescribe a methodology for application of the
4exemption applicable to a levy under subd. 1. a. at the time that the levy is issued.
AB668, s. 63 5Section 63. 108.225 (16) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 108.225 (16) (a) 2.
AB668, s. 64 6Section 64. 108.225 (16) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 108.225 (16) (a) 3.
7and amended to read:
AB668,34,118 108.225 (16) (a) 3. In the case of earnings for a period other than a week, a
9subsistence allowance computed so that it is equivalent to that provided in par. (b)
10subd. 2. using a multiple of the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by rule of
11the department.
AB668, s. 65 12Section 65. 2001 Wisconsin Act 35, section 72 (2) (a) 2. and 3. are repealed.
AB668, s. 66 13Section 66. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB668,34,2314 (1) Payment of outstanding bank service charges. Notwithstanding the
15treatment of sections 20.445 (1) (n) and (ne), 108.16 (12) and 108.161 (4) (c) of the
16statutes by this act, the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund may transfer
17moneys from the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (n) of the statutes,
18as affected by this act, to the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (ne) of
19the statutes, as created by this act, and may thereafter pay any banking service costs
20incurred by the fund that are outstanding on the effective date of this subsection from
21the appropriation under section 20.445 (1) (ne) of the statutes, as created by this act,
22if the treasurer determines that the fund would realize higher net earnings by taking
23such action.
AB668,34,2424 (2) Notice of levy for year 2004.
AB668,35,2
1(a) In this subsection, "employer" has the meaning given in section 108.02 (13)
2of the statutes.
AB668,35,73 (b) Notwithstanding section 108.19 (1e) (b) of the statutes, the department of
4workforce development may, no later than the 60th day commencing after the
5effective date of this subsection, publish a notice under that paragraph of an
6assessment to be levied against employers under section 108.19 (1e) of the statutes,
7as affected by this act, in the year 2004.
AB668, s. 67 8Section 67. Appropriation changes.
AB668,35,149 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
10to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (gg) of the
11statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the dollar amount is increased by $430,200
12for fiscal year 2003-04 and the dollar amount is increased by $430,200 for fiscal year
132004-05 to provide funding to upgrade unemployment insurance information
14technology systems.
AB668,35,2015 (2) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
16to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (nb) of the
17statutes, as affected by the acts of 2003, the dollar amount is increased by $2,500,000
18for fiscal year 2003-04 and the dollar amount is increased by $2,500,000 for fiscal
19year 2004-05 to provide funding to upgrade unemployment insurance information
20technology systems.
AB668, s. 68 21Section 68. Initial applicability.
AB668,35,2522 (1) The treatment of sections 20.445 (1) (n) and (ne), 108.16 (12), 108.161 (4)
23(c) (with respect to the reference to section 20.445 (1) (ne) of the statutes), and
24108.162 (3) of the statutes first applies with respect to the first calendar quarter
25beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
AB668,36,3
1(2) The renumbering and amendment of section 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes
2and the creation of section 108.04 (2) (a) 3. a. to c. of the statutes first apply with
3respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on the effective date of this subsection.
AB668,36,74 (3) The treatment of sections 108.02 (25s), 108.04 (7) (h) and (16) (a) (intro.),
51. to 4., and 5., (b), (c), (d), and (e), and 108.16 (6m) (a) of the statutes first applies
6with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on the effective date of this
7subsection.
AB668,36,108 (4) The treatment of section 108.09 (4) (c) of the statutes first applies with
9respect to determinations issued under sections 108.09, 108.095, and 108.10 of the
10statutes on December 29, 2003.
AB668,36,1311 (5) The treatment of sections 108.04 (11) (cm), 108.14 (8s) (a) and (b) and 108.22
12(8) (b) of the statutes first applies with respect to determinations issued under
13section 108.09 of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.
AB668,36,1614 (6) The treatment of sections 108.16 (3) (a) and (6m) (e) and 108.225 (1) (b), (15),
15(16) (intro.), (a), (am), (b), and (c) of the statutes first applies with respect to levies
16issued on the effective date of this subsection.
AB668,36,1917 (7) The treatment of section 108.16 (8) (b) (intro.) and 2., (c) 4., (e) 4., and (f) of
18the statutes first applies with respect to transfers of businesses occurring after
19December 31, 2003.
AB668,36,2220 (8) The treatment of section 108.22 (2) (b) of the statutes first applies with
21respect to satisfactions, releases, and withdrawals of warrants issued on the effective
22date of this subsection.
AB668, s. 69 23Section 69. Effective date.
AB668,36,2424 (1) This act takes effect on the first Sunday after publication.
AB668,36,2525 (End)
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